# YouTube Redirection

> A simple extension that redirects all traffic intended for YouTube to an Invidious instance.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-redirection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-redirection)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-redirection`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** flemchow
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools,tabs
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-08
- **First published:** 2024-04-30
- **Size:** 1.11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-redirection/)

## Rankings

- #132,517 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webRequest`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-redirection)